Looking at the sidebar that lists the tags on my blog posts, I see I have written well over 100 entries on the police, most of them dealing with their abuse of authority; some of those abuses include the murder of unarmed or barely armed people, others…
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Politics and its Discontents: A Powerful Statement
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Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The Police – Reluctant Learners In Our Midst
In many ways it is regrettable that the police apparently are not Spiderman fans. If they were, perhaps they would understand an early and painful lesson learned by Peter Parker, his alter ego: With great power comes great responsibility. Unfortunately…
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Fear And Loathing
I remember very vividly when I was a young fellow how much the police seemed to be a part of the community. When I was in high school, I had a weekend job in a restaurant that often saw me walking home about 2 a.m., and more times than not I would see …
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Star Readers Respond To Toronto Police Thuggery
Whether justice will ever be achieved in the terrible death of Rodrigo Gonsalez or the vicious beating of Santokh Bola remains an open question. However, given some compelling video evidence, there seems little doubt in the minds of Toronto Star reader…
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: UPDATE: A Police Or An Occupation Force?
Last night, the CBC reported on the case of Rodrigo Gonzalez, the subject of yesterday’s post and the latest to die at the hands of Toronto Police. while the report perhaps sheds no further light on what occurred, it at least graphically brings to the …
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Police Or An Occupation Force?
While I realize there is an element of hyperbole in the title of this post, I cannot help but think that for many vulnerable people, the Toronto Police might be viewed more as oppressors rather than as protectors. Yesterday I posted about the beating a…
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: “There’s always a context in which these things take place.”
So says Toronto police spokesman and perennial apologist Mark Pugash about the beating administered by the police to Santokh Bola, a victim of what the authorities admit was a ‘mistaken arrest.’ Sure looks to me like just another case of police brutality, something the Toronto constabulary is becoming notorious for:
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Sandra Bland to be honoured with a candlelight vigil in Ottawa
A candlelight vigil honouring Sandra Bland, organized by Black Lives Matter Ottawa, BlakCollectiv and other allied grassroots movements, takes at the Human Rights Monument in Ottawa on Friday, July 31. The post Sandra Bland to be honoured with a candlelight vigil in Ottawa appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingLeft Over: Abuse of power & the Re-Education of Police …..
Michael Wood, ex-Baltimore officer, tweets about alleged police brutality Retired Baltimore officer Michael A. Wood tweets about disturbing things he allegedly witnessed on the force By Lauren O’Neil, CBC News Posted: Jun 26, 2015 8:22 PM ET Last Updated: Jun 27, 2015 10:52 AM ET This article might be a bit
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Another Route To Justice
Those that follow such things will know that proving police brutality is very difficult. Absent video evidence, the police narrative usually is that the one claiming to have been brutalized was in fact the perpetrator, and charges of assault on police almost invariably result. Such was the situation that Toni
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Quebec police unleash violence on anti-austerity protesters [VIDEO]
Protesters hit the streets to protest the Quebec provincial government’s austerity policies. The police unleashed tear gas, sound bombs and rubber bullets, hitting some of the protesters in the face. The post Quebec police unleash violence on anti-austerity protesters [VIDEO] appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Holding Police to Account
Late last month I wrote a piece for The Paper News examining the nearly impenetrable ‘blue wall’ that is an ever-present barrier to justice and accountability whenever the police abuse their authority, violate the public’s rights, or otherwise brutalize them. One of the cases I wrote about was the disabling
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Perhaps The Police Should Stop Brutalizing People
… instead of blaming protesters for their ill-fortune. Here is yet another incident that reminds us of the terrible abuse of power these ‘protectors’ of public safety seem quite comfortable with. The ‘crime’ these Louisiana police were reacting to? A young man attempting to video their heavy-handed tactics: WAFB 9
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: And Speaking Of Police Brutality
The following video is difficult to watch, but the sad truth is that these kinds of outrages occur regularly, as a simple Internet search will show. A witness says that Denver police officers abused a pregnant woman and her boyfriend, and then tried to cover it up by deleting the
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Respect, Fear, and Loathing
If we are completely honest, many of us will admit to a deeply ambivalent relationship with the police. On the one had we look to them for protection against the less ordered elements of society, but on the other hand, in the deeeper recesses of our psyche, we also fear
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Lest We Forget
Brutality against women can come from those whose duty it is to protect and serve: A Winnipeg woman said this week that she had filed a complaint after an officer beat her in her own home as her 8-year-old son watched. Lana Sinclair told CBC that Winnipeg police officers showed
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Protecting the Public Trust? – Intersectional Analysis of Police Behaviour
Two very interesting articles about police conduct came out this week, particularly interesting if you juxtapose them. Ferguson and the cult of compliance In cases that seem very different, separated by factors such as age, race, gender, sexuality, geography, class and ability, police explain away their actions by citing noncompliance.
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Toronto G20, 4 years later: 18 disturbing facts all Canadians should know
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Let us remember that while the US cops are often out of control that it can happen here in sweet old Canada, and has happened many times. The G20 is a reminder that many would like to sweep under the rug and leave it there.
Continue readingSketchy Thoughts: Solidarity with Bobette!
At the last May Day protest, police repression was brutal and a lot of protesters were hurt. Bobette was specifically targeted by the SPVM because of her political activities; they physically attacked her and psychologically harassed her. You can read a summary of what happened to Bobette on May Day
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